The Five Kingdoms

A/N: So I've been fighting with myself to make a crossover story with Avatar and Naruto but couldn't think of any really cool ideas, until this one came to mind a while back. I haven't decided on pairings yet, and I will accept ideas for pairings in the reviews. Thanks for reading and please leave a review or two.

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto or Avatar.

The view from the balcony was breathtaking. Waves from the ocean crashed against the walls of the castle sending a spray of salt water up to where a teen with black hair stood. He bent over the balcony taking in the scent of the ocean and enjoying the misty air.

The castle was so calm on nights like this, the nights when the stars shone the brightest, and the breeze flowed smoothly. He couldn't ask for anything more than the perfect weather and a quiet night.

His coal black eyes studied each crashing wave with an indecisive stare.

A girl walked onto the balcony, just behind the teen, he didn't even turn to look at her. She stepped closer, holding her hands together in a meek way. Her dark blue hair swayed in the light breeze, also blowing her dark blue Kimono around.

"Hinata," he said as she leaned against the balcony and stared out as well. "I thought you left earlier."

"My family left but I wanted to see how you're doing." Hinata turned to him and asked, "Are you okay?"

"Fine," he answered.

"Sasuke," Hinata placed her hand on his shoulder. "I understand everything."

Sasuke turned from her. He pulled his arm back and thrust it into the sky. Lightening flew from his fingertips and zapped across the sky. He exhaled heavily and then turned back to Hinata. "I'm fine, just a little frustrated."

"You're only 12 now. You won't even become king until you're father steps down." Hinata said with a smile.

"I don't want to be king. It should be Itachi not me." Sasuke walked into his room. Hinata followed after him.

Sasuke's room was covered wall to wall with opened scrolls, a few couches around the room but otherwise it was pretty plain for a prince's room. He took a seat on one of the couches opposite of his bed, while Hinata chose to remain standing.

"Itachi can't be king, your father chose you." Hinata said, "And he chose you for a reason."

Sasuke picked up one of the many scrolls lying about his room and started to read it. He wanted to forget about being king and focus on his training instead. Let Itachi be king, he thought.

Hinata sighed and walked toward the door. "I'm sorry for bothering you, Sasuke."

Sasuke looked up from his scroll. "Hinata," she stopped in the doorway. "Thanks – for coming by."

Hinata smiled as she closed the door behind her. Sasuke followed her until she was gone from the room. He turned to his scroll, scrunched up his face, and threw the scroll across the room.

Sasuke lied in his bed and stared up at the stars that were carved into the ceiling. A little light came from a candle sitting on the desk next to his bed, it made the stars appear to flicker and shine.

I'm going to be a terrible king, Sasuke thought. Too much responsibility and rules, and he wouldn't have any time to himself anymore. Why did his father choose him? Was there something wrong with Itachi?

No, that couldn't be it. But it had to be something, there was a reason that Sasuke was picked over his older brother. Did Itachi even care? Probably not, he was pretty emotionless.

Sasuke's eyes began to droop as he looked at the stars. His candle went out as he drifted off to sleep.

"Sasuke, you need to wake up."

Sasuke was being shaken, he could feel his body moving, but didn't know what was happening. His eyes opened to a blurry vision of someone standing over his bed. He rubbed them furiously and saw that it was Hinata standing over him, she wore a light blue night gown and had her down instead of up in a fancy style.

"What's going on, Hinata?" Sasuke asked after stifling a yawn.

"It's your parents," Hinata said. "They've been killed.

Sasuke jumped to his feet, got dressed, and ran out of his room. He ran down the large hall lined with pillars keeping up the ceiling, the family crest was carved into them, and giant banisters hung every few feet, also with the family crest.

He ran into his parent's room and stopped when he saw the bodies on the floor, a pool of blood surrounded them in a complete circle. Itachi stood above them, looking forlorn, his face showed the same feeling Sasuke felt.

"What happened?" Sasuke asked.

"Sasuke," Itachi said in his monotone voice. "You shouldn't see this."

Sasuke turned to Hinata, who was standing behind him, hugged her and felt the tears fall onto his cheeks. They soaked her night gown but she didn't care, and Sasuke was too out of it to care.

The next week went by in a blur for Sasuke. First they attended their parent's funeral, everyone from the kingdom was there, they all gave their condolences and even the elders seemed to genuinely care, even though they hated Sasuke's father as a ruler.

He never knew why and would never know now. He watched as they carried the bodies to the place where they would be buried. Sasuke held his breath as they were carried to their finally resting place, a tear escaped his eye, but that would be the last one.

The next couple of days he continued to be in his daze, he tried to overcome it with training and reading but nothing could get the image from his mind. Sasuke tried to think about what would happen next, what would happen to Itachi and him?

Would he still be king? His father already made the announcement and left it in his will, also leaving Sasuke the family sword, and armor. Itachi got the family shield and many other things but they would have to share the remainder of their family's treasures.

A meeting was called by the elders. Sasuke, Itachi, and a few others were required to attend. The meeting was held in the very room where his father used to go over important information with his troops before sending them into battle.

"Sasuke, Itachi, it's good to have you both here," the elder man said. "The death of your parents was a real tragedy on the Lightening Kingdom, and now we have a vacant throne."

Sasuke and Itachi stayed quiet while listening to the man talk.

The elder saw that they weren't going to talk, so he continued. "The vacancy must be filled. And in the will it stated that Sasuke would be crowned our next king. So tomorrow we will prepare the ceremony to make you king, Sasuke."

"I am honored." Sasuke bowed his head.

"Then it is settled, tomorrow your coronation with begin. You are dismissed."

Sasuke and Itachi bowed before leaving the room.

That night Sasuke lay in his bed. He couldn't stop thinking about the coronation. He wasn't ready, nowhere near ready to rule a kingdom. He was twelve, and yet they still chose him over Itachi.

Sasuke drifted off to sleep but it wasn't a sound sleep. He had the nightmare, again, the one about his parents. He saw their blood smearing the walls of their bed chamber, the pool of blood they both soaked in, and the slash marks.

He would never get the image from his mind. It was burned into the darkest part of his memory.

Sasuke awoke to the sound of someone getting into his room. He sat up but it was too dark to make anything other than several dark shapes surrounding is bed. He reached for the candle but was hit in the face by one of the dark figures before he could.

The pain in his jaw only lasted a second before it was replaced by an even worse pain in his gut. He was hit repeatedly, by people he couldn't even see. He struggled but in the darkness he was outnumbered. A bag was thrown over his face and his vision went dark as he was clubbed from behind.

When Sasuke came to he was being carried somewhere. He struggled to keep his consciousness but it was fading fast. He tried to move but he was tied up with no way of escape. He tried to yell but found that he still didn't have his voice.

The strangers threw him on the ground and removed the bag from his face. He looked up to see Itachi just as Sasuke was being kicked into a river. Itachi threw Sasuke's sword in the river with him. Struggling to stay afloat, he could hear the waterfall coming up. He was dead and he knew it and in that instance he knew something else. Itachi killed their parents, and he did want the throne.

A hooded figure walked into a tavern in the middle of the Fire kingdom. They took off their hood to reveal long black hair in two looped braids. She took a seat at the bar and hid as best she could from the onlookers that followed her movement the second she walked in to the tavern.

A kind looking man stood behind the bar cleaning a glass. He smiled at the girl as he walked over to her. "You look a little lost, young lady."

"I'm sixteen," She mumbled. "And I'm looking for someone."

"I doubt I can help," the bartender said. "Most of the people here are regulars and they don't look like the type of people you'd be interested in."

The girl moved her cloak from over her shoulder. The bartender caught a glimpse of a symbol on the cuff of her sleeve.

"So you're from the Water Kingdom, this person you're looking for must be important."

"He is, now can you help me find him?" She asked.

He smiled. "That all depends on who he is and why you're looking for him."

The girl didn't smile but checked the bar around them before speaking. "I'm looking for Sasuke Uchiha."

That caught the bartender off guard. He gave her a strange look. "The late son of Lightening Kingdom's king – he's dead, died four years ago."

"Oh, it's just I got a tip that a man fitting his description was spotted here a few days ago, I was hoping he was still, with us."

The bartender looked down. "Sorry I couldn't be of assistance. Feel free to come back anytime."

The girl placed her hood back on her head, bowed, and walked out of the tavern. A man cleaning a table a few feet from where she was sitting, put down his wash cloth, and followed her out.

The hooded girl walked down the streets of the small town until something touched her shoulder. Her first reaction was to swing with her water bending but her hand was caught before she could finish the motion.

An onyx eyed teen stared at her. "I heard you were looking for me."

She stared at him for a few more moments before pulling her hand away. "Are you Sasuke Uchiha?"

"Usually you give your name first?" Sasuke said, his cold glare piercing a hole right through her.

"Right, sorry, my name's Katara and I need your help."